Eczacıbaşı Sports Club has signed an Official Healthcare Sponsorship agreement with Memorial Health Group for the 2026–2027 season, as part of its preparations for the new season and its vision for its 60th anniversary. The signing ceremony, held at Eczacıbaşı Sports Hall, was attended by Eczacıbaşı Sports Club Chairman Faruk Eczacıbaşı, Memorial Health Group CEO Bora Uludüz, Eczacıbaşı Sports Club General Manager Ali Atalık, and Eczacıbaşı Peron İstanbul Team Captain Simge Aköz.
Under the agreement, Memorial Health Group will support Eczacıbaşı Sports Club’s initiatives focused on athlete health as the club’s Official Healthcare Sponsor.
Eczacıbaşı Sports Club Chairman Faruk Eczacıbaşı said:
“At Eczacıbaşı Sports Club, we do not see sport as being solely about success and competition; we believe that sustainable success is built on investment in athlete health, development, and people. For this reason, as we enter our 60th anniversary, we see this partnership with Memorial Health Group as the beginning of a long-term collaboration built on shared values. Memorial’s expertise, reliability, and people-oriented approach in healthcare are of great value to us.
One of the most valuable aspects of this partnership is that it covers not only our senior team athletes but also our young athletes in the academy. For us, the academy is not simply a structure where athletes are trained; it is a school where character, discipline, and a culture of healthy living are built. Championships may be won at senior team level, but the foundations of those achievements are laid in the academy. Since our establishment, we have viewed every investment we make in our academy as an investment in the future of Turkish volleyball. Many athletes we proudly celebrate today have come through the Eczacıbaşı academy and its system. One of the most recent examples is Ezel, who was developed through our academy and will join our senior team next season. This summer, she also won her first trophy with the national team at the VNL. We believe that future trophies will be lifted by the young athletes whose development and health we are investing in today.
The fact that Memorial will approach our academy athletes with the same care and sensitivity makes this partnership even more meaningful to us. At the heart of our 60-year club culture lies investment in people and athletes. We believe this partnership will add value to all our athletes, from our academy to our senior team, and make an important contribution to the future success of Eczacıbaşı Peron İstanbul. We hope it will become a long-lasting and exemplary partnership for both institutions.”
A Strong Partnership Extending from Athlete Health to Social Benefit
Memorial Health Group CEO Bora Uludüz said:
“Achieving top-level sporting success requires not only talent, discipline, determination, and teamwork, but also a strong and sustainable healthcare infrastructure. As Memorial Health Group, we have been supporting the success journeys of teams and individual athletes across various sports for many years through our expertise and knowledge in healthcare. Today, we are bringing this experience together with Eczacıbaşı Sports Club, which has shaped Turkish women’s volleyball throughout its 60-year history, contributed significantly to empowering women, and played an important role in nurturing new generations of athletes.
Within the scope of this partnership, we are proud to contribute to protecting athletes’ health and ensuring that their treatment processes are managed effectively through our advanced technology and experienced healthcare teams. At the same time, we attach great importance to bringing the shared power of health and sport to wider audiences, supporting an active lifestyle culture, and contributing to the development of young people. We believe that incorporating sport regularly and consciously into daily life is of great importance for healthy individuals and a strong society. We also believe that Eczacıbaşı Sports Club’s longstanding approach to strengthening women’s presence in sport and inspiring young people adds a valuable social dimension to this partnership.”
Eczacıbaşı Sports Club General Manager Ali Atalık said:
“We see this partnership with Memorial Health Group as an extremely natural and strong collaboration. Memorial’s people-centered approach to healthcare aligns closely with our philosophy of placing the health and development of our athletes at the heart of every decision we make. As part of our partnership, all our athletes, from our senior team to our academy, will benefit from Memorial’s expertise throughout the season, from pre-season and regular health check-ups to treatment processes, physical therapy and rehabilitation, as well as nutrition and dietitian support.
The proximity of the newly opened Memorial Göztepe Hospital to our facilities is particularly valuable to us, as it enables us to access the right healthcare services quickly whenever needed. A healthy athlete means a healthy team. As we enter our 60th anniversary, we are delighted to establish such a comprehensive healthcare partnership. I would like to thank the management of Memorial Health Group and everyone who contributed to this process.”
Eczacıbaşı Peron İstanbul Team Captain Simge Aköz said:
“As an athlete, I believe this partnership has tremendous value for us in terms of its impact on the court. We go through a long and intense season, and knowing that we have entrusted our health to a reliable and highly experienced team gives us great confidence. If we experience any health issue or injury, knowing that we can rely on Memorial’s expert team to receive the right treatment and return to the court as quickly as possible is extremely valuable.
We are also very happy that this approach covers not only our senior team but also our academy athletes. I hope this partnership will be more than just a sponsorship and become a strong relationship and journey that continues for many years to come.”
